Intermarriage

Definition

Intermarriage refers to marriage between individuals from different racial, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds. In the context of colonization, it often involved strategic marriages between members of ruling families or elites from different regions or countries.

Related terms

Dynastic Marriages: Marriages arranged for political purposes that aimed to strengthen alliances or secure territories through bloodlines.

Royal Consorts: Spouses who married into royal families but did not have an inherited role in governing.

Cultural Assimilation: The process by which individuals adopt the customs, language, beliefs, and values of another culture.